Kidd, who normally says very little to stir up things, was asked why he changed his mind during the conference call.

“What did I do?” Kidd said. “I never make any headlines. It wasn’t me.”

After Kidd was informed that it indeed was him who made the comments and was fined, he smiled.

“Oh then it was me,” Kidd said. “It’s an opinion. We all have one, right or wrong. So we move on.”

In his rookie season as a coach, Kidd has been fined twice for a total of $75,000. The NBA fined him $50,000 in November after he intentionally spilled a drink on the court in an attempt to get a competitive advantage.

Blatche guarantee
After making a semi-guarantee that the Nets would win Game 6, reserve center Andray Blatche went all in when asked if his team would win Game 7.

“Yeah,” Blatche said. “I guarantee it. We’re going to go there and take care of business and go to Miami.”

If the Nets beat Toronto on Sunday, they would face the Heat on Tuesday. Blatche scored eight points off the bench, atoning for the final play of Game 5 when he threw away the ball and a Nets chance to tie or win.

“I wasn’t trying to make up for it,” Blatche said, “but it was definitely on my mind. I made a terrible mistake. I got criticized for it. It kind of [ticked] me off.”